By the Light of My Father's Smile

A family travels to the remote Mexican Sierras - the writer-to-be, Susannah; her sister Magdalena; their father and mother - to study the endangered indigenous peoples. And there they embark upon an encounter that will change them more than they could ever dream.

Moving back and forth in time, Alice Walker's magical novel crosses borders of all kinds as she explores the ways in which a woman's denied sexuality leads to the loss of the self - and how that self may be regained.

This extraordinary and affirming book celebrates and explores sexuality and its powerful links with spirituality, concluding that love is a gift beyond time and measure.